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Materials
[back to About Can
We Talk?]
Sample
Activities
See
what the Can We Talk? parent-child communication activities are
all about. Download one, or all, of the three activities listed
below. For more downloadable activities, see the Workshop
Modules section.
Books
and Videos
 The
Can We Talk? Planning
and Training Manual is a fully-illustrated
170 page manual that gives you tips on setting up workshops and
creating partnerships with other organizations, and provides easy-to-follow
instructions and all activities for facilitating the four workshops.Sections
include:
- Guiding
Principles
- Evaluating
Progress (short- and long-term goals, pre- and post-workshop surveys
to measure participants' attitudes and behaviors)
- Power
of Partnerships (strategies to help build community collaboration)
- Lesson
Plans for Communities (map existing programs for youth and parents)
- Practical
Pointers (tips for trainers, checklists, resources)
- Marketing
Tool Kit (strategies, artwork and materials to market the workshops
and ensure parent attendance)
- Workshop
Curriculum
- Workshop
One: Can We Talk About Self Esteem?
- Workshop
Two: Can We Talk About Puberty and Sexuality?
- Workshop
Three: Can We Talk About Mixed Messages?
- Workshop
Four: Can We Talk About Peer Pressure?
- Family
Activity Book Originals (so you can easily make copies of the
book for the parent workshops)
 The Can
We Talk? Family Activity
Book is a fully-illustrated 90 page book that gives parents the resources
they need to talk with their children about the four workshops.
Included
are:
- Tips
for Talking
- The
Talks (guidance through the four workshop topics)
- A
Lesson Plan for Parents with background on:
- What
Your Child May Learn in School
- Human
Sexuality
- Human
Reproduction
- Teen
Pregnancy and Parenting
- HIV/AIDS
and other STDs
- Organizations
(where to go for additional resources)
 The award-winning Can
We Talk? Animated Cartoon
Series is a video containing five
original animated short stories, each focusing on a special workshop
topic. Parents and youth alike will enjoy the adventures of Mom,
Dad, kids Tammy and Tony, and their dog Pointer as they talk around
the table.
Titles
include:
- Is
it Time to Talk?
- How
are you?
- THE
Talk
- Love
is in the Jeans
- Pressure
¿Conversamos?,
the Spanish language cultural adaptation of Can We Talk?, provides
the materials and tools necessary to use the program with Spanish-speaking
parents, including the Can We Talk? Planning and Training Manual,
Can We Talk? Family Activity Book, and Can We Talk? Video. NOW
AVAILABLE!
HIN
is working on two technical assistance resources to help communities
develop comprehensive Can We Talk? programs. The Can
We Talk? Training of Facilitators Guide will provide
step-by-step guidance to organizations interested in planning and
coordinating the Training Institute and parent workshops, including
tips on evaluation, funding strategies, and marketing materials.
The Can We Talk? Training of Facilitators
Guide will contain the curriculum for the Training Institute,
a 2 day training that prepares community members to market and facilitate
the Can We Talk? parent workshops. These documents will be available
for free from NEA HIN.
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